Paris vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Paris Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2480
$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5726
$2419
🏠 One person rent
$1432
$416
🏘️ Family rent
$2535
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$353
🚐 Transport expenses
$274
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3974
$1272
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
2.11M
1.06M

The cost of living in Paris is 146% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 916th and 5585th ($2480 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 415th in France and Japan, respectively. Check France vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Paris compared to 1.3 months in Sendai. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Sendai ranked 169th in Japan, while ranked 14th and 2145th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Sendai

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Paris Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$5.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$3.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.23
$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.54
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1595
$488
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1144
$246
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2814
$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2101
$433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$89.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.1
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
2.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14879
$2579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$1456
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.52
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.5
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.7
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.53
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.61
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.41
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.3
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$40.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$911
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17184
$5002

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Cities near Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1991
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1876
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1992
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1911
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1821
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1459
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1654
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1469
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1775
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1448
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1547
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1443
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1383
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1370
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1365
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1358
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1520
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1276
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1650
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1306
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1626
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1437
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1544

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$940
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$942
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$941
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$945
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$944
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$947
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$950
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$953
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$965
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$966
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$970
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$970
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$943
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$982
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$948
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$958
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$948
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$969
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$976
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$991
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$958
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$941
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$993
57 km or 35 mi Date
$926
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$942
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$954
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$997
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1014
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$975
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$968
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1016
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$961
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1022
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$983
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$999
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1022